Means for treating seams of rugs.



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MEANS FDR TREATING SEAMS 0F HUGS.

Patented July 24, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I APPLICATION FILED APR.12,1916.

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MEANS FOR TREATING SEAIVIS 0F HUGS.

APPLICATION 'man APR.12,1916.

l mm mnted .my 24, 1917.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

HENRY EQTERRY, or MELROSE, PENNSYLVANIA.

MEANS FOR TBEATING SEAMS 0F BUGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

` Patented any ai, ieri.

.Application led April 12, 1916. Serial No. 90,668.

To all whom t may concern." l

Be it known that I, HENRY E. TERRY a citizen of the United States, and resident of Melrose, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedffanv Improvement in Means for Treating Scams of Rugs, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to' provide suitable means for cementing reinforcing strips or tapes along the seams at the back of a pieced rug, said attached strips or tapes being intended for holding the seamed portions of the rug flat, as set out in Letters Paitent No. 1,136,380, and dated April 20,

More particularly the object of my invention is to clamp the rug down upon a door or foundation with thev bottom side up, thenl apply paste along the length of the sea-ms, then apply strips or tapes upon the pasted seams, and finally press down the strips or tapes to retain the seams in attened condi tion. My invention consists of certain features of construction for enabling the above stated objects to be efficiently obtained, all of which are fully described hereinafter and more particularly defined in the claims.

Referring to the drawings Figure l is a vertical section through the means for applying the paste to the rug seams, and shows said means in association with the supporting and guiding devices; Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on line m# of lFig. '1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of Fig. l4

taken on line y-/,' Fig. t is a vertical sectional view of the tape applying means taken on line a-e of Fig. 6; F ig. 5 is an elevation with part in section of the means for clamping the rug and pressing the seams; and lFig. 6 is a side elevation with part in section showing the means for applying the tape to the pasted seam.

llirst considering the general construction of the means for receiving and clamping the rug in a ilat condition, there is the bed 29 upon which the rug 30 in inverted condition is placed. Above the bed 29 is a frame consisting of the parallel timbers 27 and the cross strip 27L at the outer end, said timbers 27 being hinged at 33 to the bed 29 (liig. 5). llhere may be any number of the parallel timbers 27 according to the seams to be treated, said timbers being spaced apart in pairs a little wider than theiwidth of the tape or reinforcing strip 32 to provide race ways 26, as will be understood by reference to Fig. 4:. These timbers 27 hold the rug down during the operation of applying the strip and prevent buckling or creeping during the final or pressing operation. The upper surfaces of the parallel timbers'27 are capped with metal plates 28 which act as guides as hereinafter explained. The frame comprisingthe parts 27, 28 and 27 a may be raised or lowered 'atitsfree end by means of a rope 34: passing over' guide sheaves 35 near the ceiling and counterweighted at 36. Above each pair of" timbers 27 and guide plates 28 is an'overhead track 37 uponwhich a truck 38 vruns and from which depends a hinged arm 39 carrying at its lower end a press roll 49 for 'inallypressing the finished seam.

ln applying the tape, the-paste applying devices shown in Figs.` 1, 2 and 3 and the tape applying means shown in Figs. 4 and -6 are employed in associationwith the bed and hinged frame above described. Referring to Figs. l, 2 and 3 a paste wheel 3 is journaled at 3*L in the frame 2 having a handle 19 by which to move it over the rug and between the guide plates 28. rlhe frame 2 provides two side angle irons 2, the vertical anges of which dependbetween and are guided through the race way 26 by the guide plates 28 of the timbers 27. At' its forward end itsupports a paste vat 7 having a vertical rear wall 7b and an inclined bottom 7a, said parts approximately meeting upon the upper forward portion of the wheel 3, but providing a transverse aperture for How of the paste to the wheel 3. Upon the inside surface of the bottom plate 7a of the vat is a plate 9 held in place by a transverse rod 10 under which it slides, said plate having a rod ll extending above the top of the vat and furnished with a hand nut 13 by which the plate may be adjusted to regulate the dow of paste. A. spring l2 surrounds the rod ll and acts to press the valve plate 9 toward the paste wheel 3 while the nut 13 restricts or controls the action of the spring. 14: is a cut-od plate or valve and is guided against the vertical wall 7b of the vat and held in place by the transverse guide rod 15. rlhis cut-od' plate la is forced downward by a spring 17 and has its normal position regulated by a rod 16' and a hand nut 18 supplemented by a hand controlled means for temporarily liftingthe plate. 'llhis last mentioned means consists of va bell crank lever 23 hinged on the yvat and operating by one arm directlyupon the under side of the hand nut 18 and having the other arm linked at 22 with a bell crank lever 21 hinged to the handle frame 19 adjacent to its forward end 20. n While the'devices are being pushed along the seam of the rug, the lever 21 may be manually operated to permit fiowor arrest the How of paste atwill. The adjust- Lment of the plate 9 will govern the thickness of the layer of paste which may be delivered to the wheel 3 while the valve plate 14 positively controls the flow. The top of the vat 7 has ya cover 7c so that the paste may be kept rclean and alsor avoid too ra id evaporation and hardening. o eferring more particularly to the construction of the paste applying wheel 3, it consists of a roller having two circumferential grooves 6, one near each outer face, and the circumferential surface between said grooves formed with transverse parallel slits or grooves forming transverse ribs lt, and these ribs are centrally notched to form a circumferential groove 5, which straddles the seam 31 before it is flattened. The side plates of the vat 7 extend into the grooves 6. (Figs. 2 and 3) and prevent lateral spreading of the paste whenbeing delivered to the wheel. 1t will be understood that the lower end of plate 9 is shaped to fit the surface of the wheel 3 as shown in Fig. 3` to insure that the paste is delivered uniformly upon the wheel. When the paste is received upon the wheel 3 it fills the transverse grooves between the ribs 4 and is applied to the rug in transverse bodies along the length of the seam 31.

lmmediately to the rear of the paste wheel 3 isa scraper 25 parallel to the rug and having its forward edge adapted to fit close to the peripheral surface of the wheel. 1n this way the excess of paste upon the rug is prevented and is pushed back upon the wheel. Back of the scraper 25 is the brush 24also secured to the frame' 2, said brush adapted to brush down the paste into a uniform layer and into the textile surface of the rug back so that it will thoroughly unite the tape to be applied to the back of the rug.

After the paste is applied to the seam, the hand tool shown in liig. 6 is employed. This consists of a handle 41 having at the bottom a roller40 under which the tape 32 is guided and by which it is given a preliminary pressure to insure its proper positioning. This roller 40 may be reduced in diameter at its sides, as at 46, so as not to pick up any paste and transfer it to the the race way, and also receives the inwardly extending sides of the guide 44 under which the tape is guided about the roller 40. rlhe handle also supports a reel 42 for the tape and having an axle detachably held in the hand frame 41 or to the guide plates 28 ofhandle, the tape passing from the reel down and under the roller 40 and between it and the guide 44 aforesaid.

It will now be understood that after the paste applying means has been run along the race way 26, the tape is applied and then the latter is'pressed down by the use of the press roll 49 which is run along the finished seam. When the seams are completed the' frame is lifted as indicated in dotted lines (Fig. 5) and the rug is removed.

1t will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable, and while 1 have in the present instance shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that 1 do not restrict myself to the details, as the same are susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the 'spirit or scope of the invention.

Having now described my invention, what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. 1n apparatus of the character stated, a clamping frame adapted to hold a rug flat and providing a longitudinal guiding race way within which the rug seam may be exposed, combined with a movable carriage having guiding portions adapted to be guided by the sides of the guiding race way, a paste applying wheel journaled in the frame and of less width than the race way, a paste vat carried by the frame for supplying paste to the paste wheel, and controlling means for controlling the flow of paste from the vat to the wheel.

2. 1n apparatus of the character stated, a clamping frame adapted to hold a rugfat and providing a longitudinal guiding 'race way within which'the rug seam may be exposed, combined with a movable carriage having guiding portions adapted to be guided by the sides of the guiding race way, a paste applying wheel journaled in the frame and of less width than the race way, a paste vat carried by the frame for supplying paste to the paste wheel, controlling means for controlling the iiow of paste from 'the vat to the wheel, and a brush secured to insane travels in alinement over the seam to which the paste has been applied, an arm to the bottom of which the press roll is journaled, and a guiding means at a higher elevation than the clamping frame for guiding the upper end of the arm in a line parallel to the race way.

4. rlhe combination of a suitable bed upon which a rug may be laid, a frame hinged thereto and provided with longitudinal clamping parts forming a race way between them, means for raising and lowering the clamping frame, means guided by the sides of the race way for applying -paste along the seam of the rug, and a press roll supported and arranged to be guided along the race way in the path traversed by the paste applying means.

5. ln an apparatus for treating seams of rugs, the combination of a bed upon which the rug may be placed bottom upward, a hinged clamping frame hinged to the bed and provided with longitudinal portions forming a race way between them within which the seam may be exposed, means for raising and lowering the hinged clamping frame, a press roll extending into the race way and guided thereby, an overhead guide at a distance above the bed and hinged clamping frame, guiding devices traveling upon said overhead guide, and an arm connecting said guiding means at the top and to the bottom of which the press roll is journaled, whereby the press roll may be caused to travel along the length of the race way and maintain a proper alinement of its axis.

6. ln an apparatus for treating seams of rugs, the combination of means to clamp the rug and form a race way, with paste applying means consisting of a frame guided in the race Way, a paste Wheel journaled in the frame and having transverse grooves and ribs Jfor receiving paste and applying it to the rug, a paste vat carried by the frame and having an opening adjacent to the paste wheel, and a manually controlled quick-acting valve for controlling the flow of paste from the vat to the wheel.

7. ln an apparatus for treating seams ot rugs, the combination of means to clamp the rug and form a race way, with paste applying means consisting of a frame guided in the race way, a paste wheel journaled in the frame and having transverse ooves and ribs for receiving paste and app ying it to the rug, a paste vat carried by the frame and having an opening adjacent to the paste wheel, a manually controlled quick-acting valve for controlling the flow of paste from the vat to the wheel, and means in addition to the manually controlled means for adjusting the quick-acting valve to limit the extent of its closing movement.

8.t ln an apparatus for treating seams of rugs, the combination of means to clamp the rug and form a race way, with paste applying means consisting of a frame guided in the race way, a paste wheel journaled in the frame and having transverse grooves and ribs for receiving paste and applying it to the rug, a paste vat carried by the frame and having an opening adjacent to the paste wheel, a manually controlled quick-acting valve for controlling the flow of paste from the vat to the wheel, and an adjustable slide adapted to coperate with the manually controlled valve for regulating the rate of How of the paste to the paste wheel.

9. In an apparatus for treating seams of rugs, the combination of means to clamp the rug and form a race way, with paste applying means consisting of a frame guided in the race way, a paste wheel j ournaled in the frame and having transverse grooves and ribs for receiving paste and applying it to the rug, a paste vat carried by the frame and having an opening adjacent to the paste wheel, a manually controlled quick-acting valve for controlling the flow of paste from the vat to the wheel, and an adjustable slide adapted to coperate with the manually controlled valve for regulating the rate of flow of the paste to the paste wheel comprising a lat plate arranged along the bottom of the vat and across its opening, a spring for forcing the plate forward toward the paste wheel, a rod extending from the plate to the outside of the vat, and a hand adjusting device on the rod for opposing the action of the spring and limiting the movement of the plate toward the paste wheel.

l0. ln an apparatus for treating seams of rugs, the combination of means to clamp the rug and form a race way, with paste applying means consisting of a frame guided in the race way, a paste wheel journaled in the frame and having transverse grooves and ribs for receiving paste and applying it to the rug, a paste vat carried by the frame and having an opening adjacent to the paste wheel, a manually controlled quick-acting valve for controlling the flow of paste from the vat to the wheel, a scraper plate carried by the frame and arranged at the rear of the paste wheel substantially tangentially to the lower portion thereof, and means at the rear of the scraper for rubbing the paste into the rug adjacent to the seam.

ll. ln an apparatus for treating seams of rugs, the combination of means to clamp the rug and form a raceway, with paste applyingrneans consisting of a frame guided in the race way, a paste wheel journaled in the frame and; having transverse grooves and ribs for receiving paste and applying it to the rug said paste applying wheel also having circumferential grooves between its sides and the transverse ribs and grooves, a paste vat carried by the frame and having an opening adjacent to the paste wheel and having its sides extending into the circumferential grooves of the paste Wheel, and a manually controlled quick-acting valve for controlling the How of paste from the vat to the Wheel.

' 12. ln an apparatus for treating` seams of and ribs for receiving paste and applying it to the rug and in which the transverse ribs are notched in the middle portions to promenace vide a middle circumferential groove in the circumferential surface of the wheel to straddle the seam, a paste-vat carried by the frame and having an opening adjacent to the paste Wheel, and a manually controlled quick-acting valve for controlling the How of paste from the vat to the Wheel.

ln testimony of which invention, l hereunto set my hand.

HENRY E. TERRY.

Witnesses:

R. M. HUNTER, n FLORENCE BEACON. 

